The effects of a transitional discharge model for psychiatric patients

Journal of Psychiatric and Mental Health Nursing

Volumn 11, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 82-88

  Reynolds, W ^a,c,d   Lauder, W ^b   Sharkey, S ^c   Maciver, S ^c   Veitch, T ^c   Cameron, D ^c  

^a Nursing   (Finland)

^b CENTRAL QUEENSLAND UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF STIRLING   (United Kingdom)

^d TURKU UNIVERSITY OF APPLIED SCIENCES   (Finland)

Author keywords

Randomized control trial; Relationships; Transitional discharge; User support

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMMUNITY CARE; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE SEVERITY; EXPERIMENTAL DESIGN; FRIEND; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; MENTAL HOSPITAL; MENTAL PATIENT; MODEL; PATIENT CARE; PILOT STUDY; QUALITY OF LIFE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SOCIAL SUPPORT; STAFF; SYMPTOM; UNITED KINGDOM;

ACUTE DISEASE; AFTERCARE; COMMUNITY MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES; CONTINUITY OF PATIENT CARE; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HOSPITALS, PSYCHIATRIC; HUMANS; INTERINSTITUTIONAL RELATIONS; LENGTH OF STAY; MENTAL DISORDERS; MODELS, NURSING; MODELS, ORGANIZATIONAL; NURSE'S ROLE; NURSING EVALUATION RESEARCH; PATIENT DISCHARGE; PATIENT READMISSION; PILOT PROJECTS; PROGRAM EVALUATION; PSYCHIATRIC NURSING; QUALITY OF LIFE; SCOTLAND; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX;

EID: 0842333848     PISSN: 13510126     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2850.2004.00692.x     Document Type: Article

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